Hair curler



Feb. i3, 1923. 1,445,266

O. W. BRENIZER HAIR CURLER Filed Feb. l, 1922 "9 l@ 4 Il mmmllllum 10 Patented Feb. ld, i923.

PENNSYLVAN., ASSEGJOB' F UNE-HALF TO ALEXANDER H. BUYS, OF BHILADELPEA, PEINSYLVANA.

Emre ottenne.

Application filed February 1, 1,922; Serial No. 533,231?.

10 all whom t may concern."

Be it known that l, ORSON W. BRnn1znR,af citizenr of the United Ste es, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of'Philed'elphie and 4State of Pennsylvanie, lie-,ve invented certain new and useful Improvements in Heir Curlers7 of which the following is el specification.

rlhis invention relates to improvements in 10 heir curlers of the type formed of e single piece vor strip of resilient metal and comprising two arms connected et one end' thereof and having a.y beckwardly and. inwardly turned hook on the free end oi one erm adapted to engage a. part of the free end' oi the other arm to hold the free ends of the arms detechably engaged lwith each otherI when heir is placed between them and et; least one of the arms is bowed outwardly by the hair as the free ends of the armsereibronght together, and in which the. free end portion of one erm is adapted to be passed leterolly under the free end of the hook; of the other erm in connecting and disconnecting they free ends ot the arms.

ln curlers of: this type the` free end or" one arm isA notk only pessed laterally under the free end ot the hook` of the other erin but thereafter. it is permitted spring out` wei-diy for engagement with other parts' ol."

the book, and it is desirable that the space between the free endojt` the hook and the erm on which it is formed shall bells smell as possible to preventA accidentel disengagement of the free ends of theerms when the curler is in service; and much difficulty has been experienced in springing the mete-l ot the curler to bring the free ends oi the arms toward each other and to move them laterally relatively to each other inconnecting and disconnecting them due to their close relationship. @ne of the objects oi my invention is to overcome this difliculty.

Curlers of the aforesaid type constructed with a, notch in the hook to receive e neel;

connecting a heed to the main bod7 of the other erm to prevent accidentel separation of the detechably connected ends or' the arms when the curler is in service have 1been found 5o in practice to be detective and have tailed to perform their function or' preventing the withdrawal of the heed from the hook by the bowing or longitudinal displacement ot one of the arms. Another object of my in- 55 vent-ion is to overcome this defect end to provide e novel curler in which the parts ere constructed and related to positively pref vent the said witljidrewal of the head from the hook when the curler is in service.

The invention consists in thenovel' con; struction, combination and arrangement ofy parts whereby the aforesaid diculty fend defect are overcome es will be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanyingdrawings, illustrating the invention,`

Figure l is e, top view ofni heir curler embodying my invention, the seme being shown'in the closed position.

Figure 2 is al side view thereof.

Figure 3j is u side view of the curler in the open position. y

Figure t is a side view of' 'the curlerin the closed position in service with heir wrapped around one o its arms. i

Figure 5 is a: transverse section throufgh the curler on line 5 5 oi Fig. 2, showing details ot the locking hook and the 'arms enga ged therewith. y

Figure 6 is :l view of. the free end portion of one of the arms. r l

Referring to the drawings, the curler com-` prises two arms 2' an d 3 connected et one end thereof by e smell bowed or loop portion fi? die whole being formed of e single piece or strip` or' resilient metal.

ln the lnormel condition of the curler the arms 2.; andV 3 diverge from their connected ends to form ein open space between there, :is shown in Fig. 3, 'orthe reception of hair to be wrapped around the erm 2.

The free end portion oi? the erm S hes e bnckwerdly end inwardly turned hoot: 6 formed thereon and the free end portion oit the hook has a notch 7 vformed therein which opens toward the body oi' the arm The free end portion of the erm 2 is of sinuous form having en inwardly bowed por tion 8 connected to the mein body oi the erm 2 by unoutwardly bowed portion 91. The 'free end olf the inwardly bowed portion S has a. heed l() formed thereon connected to the main body of the arm 2 by ner-row neck ll which 'forms that part ot' the inwardly bowed portion 8 which is neer-est to the erm f3 and which is adapter to be passed under the free end ot the hoolfli end into end from the notch 'T in connecting end connecting the normali. f tree ends arms 2 and 3.

yeach* otherand eliectually prevent the accidental disengagement of the free end portion of` the arm 2 from the hook by any attempt to displace' the :free end of one arm relatively to the other in a longitudinal direction. l 4

The free end of the hook 6 extends to a position close to the body of the arm 3 leaving only suihcient spacev between them for the passage of the neck portion ll laterally into and from a position opposite to the notch 7,

and, when the neck ll is passed into and from the notch 7, the outwardly bowed portion 9 of the arm 2 always presents an edge portion of the arm 2 spaced fromthe opposite edge portionv of the arm 3 to be engaged by the thumb lor finger of the user of the curler and permit the neckll to be easily and quickly passed into and from the notch 7 and the space between the free end of the hook 6 and the body of the arm 3. In other words, opposing pressures of the thumb and finger of the user of the curler against the hooked free end `portion of the arm 3 and the outwardly bowed portion 9 of the arm 2 and against the edges thereof will permit the head l0 to be leasily and quickly inserted into or removed from the'hook 6.V

The hair to be curled is wrapped around the arm 2 in the usual manner when the curlerris open, as shown in F ig. 3, and the normally free ends of the arms 2 andY 3 vare then connected as previously described, as

` `shown in Fig. 4'; and, when the arms 2 and 3 are thus connected, it is impossible for them to be accidentally disconnected while the curler is in service, irrespective of the quantity of hair which is clamped between the two'arms 2 and 3.

I claim as my invention:

l. A hair curler comprising two arms connectedv at one end thereof, the free end portion of 'one'` of the arms forming a back wardly and inwardly turned hook, the free end 'portion of the other arm having an inwardly bowed portion connected to the main body portion of the arm by an out wardly bowed portion, said inwardly bowed portion'being adapted to be passed under the free end of said hook and to `engage the opposite arm and vmaintain saidl outwardly bowed portion in spaced relation theretoin connecting and disconnectingthe free end.

portions of the arms, and said hook and said inwardly bowed portionlhaving cof-operating parts crossing each other and preventing accidental Separation "thereofwhen they are engaged with each other. y j

2; A hair curler comprising two arms connected at one end thereof, the free end portion of one of the arms forming a backwardly and inwardly turned hookv having a notch therein, the free end portion of the lother arm forming a head wider Ythan said notch and a neck connecting the head to the main body vofthe arm and being adapted to enter said notch, said neck being adapted to be passed underthe free end of said yhook andinto and .from said notch in connecting and disconnecting the free end portions of the arms, and said notch having substantially parallel, opposing walls adapted to engage said head and prevent it` from being accidentally Vwithdrawn from the hook by thel outward bowingof one'of said arms.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature hereto. A

' ORSON BRENIZER. 

